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The Glasgow Green is commonly recognised as the
birthplace of Glasgow Rangers who were formed in
1872 when members of a rowing club on the Green
took a break from their training on the Clyde and
participated in a game of football on Flesher’s Haugh
and became fascinated with the new sport. Among the
rowers were two brothers Peter and Moses McNeil,
along with their friends William McBeath and Peter
Campbell. The friends were so impressed with football
that they decided to form their own team. It is believed that Moses McNeil suggested calling it ‘Rangers’ after
seeing the name in an English rugby football annual.
Rangers’ first game was held in May of 1872 against
Callander F.C. on the pitches at Flesher’s Haugh, which
resulted in a 0-0 draw. Rangers only played 2 matches
in their first season, and their second match was a
comprehensive 11-0 win over a team named Clyde -
not the present Clyde F.C. Rangers played at Flesher’s
Haugh for three years before moving to their own
ground, a field at Burnbank.
Moses McNeil became Rangers’ first-ever international
when he was called up by Scotland to play against
Wales in 1876. Moses also appeared in Rangers’ firstever
Scottish Cup Final side in 1877 and he scored as
his team went down 3-2 in a second replay with Vale
of Leven.
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